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Detroit Schools Pay Students to Attend | Wilmington News
Detroit schools are rolling out a bold new incentive: $1,000 gift cards for high schoolers with perfect attendance, now expanding to middle schoolers with $50 weekly rewards for parents. Funded by interest from unused district funds—not taxpayer dollars—the program targets winter’s drop-off in attendance and has already slashed chronic absenteeism by nearly 10% among teens. With over 60% of students missing key days last year, this initiative is helping Detroit rank nationally for improvement—and other districts are watching closely as they scramble to bring kids back to class. Listen in…
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